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• TITLE: Starch Based Bio-Plastics: The Future of Sustainable Packaging

  AUTHORS: Ravindra V. Gadhave, Abhijit Das, Prakash A. Mahanwar, Pradeep T. Gadekar

  KEYWORDS: Bioplastic, Starch, Packaging, Sustainable

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, Vol.8 No.2, May 30, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Petroleum derived plastics dominate the food packaging industry even today. These materials have brought a lot of convenience and attraction to agro, food and packaging industry. These materials also have brought along with them problems relating to the safe-disposal and renewability of these materials. Due to the growing concern over environmental problems of these materials, interest has shifted towards the development and promoting the use of “bio-plastics”. Bio-plastic is a term used for sustainable packaging materials derived from renewable resources i.e. produced from agro/food sources, materials such as starch, cellulose, etc. and which are considered safe to be used in food applications. To enhance the mechanical properties, and water barrier properties, it can be blended easily with other polymer as well as nano fillers. The current paper is a review of the progress of research in starch based sustainable packaging materials.